Analgesia and cesarean delivery rates

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1487-1488

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ANALGESIA; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33745609020     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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